10-year IT services agreement will drive innovation through hybrid cloud transformation
MADRID, April 7, 2022 - Cecabank, the leading Spanish wholesale bank in Securities Services, and Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, today announced an agreement to transform and manage Cecabank's core IT services. The new 10-year contract includes a commitment to invest in a hybrid cloud platform enabled by VMware, as well as other container and cloud-based applications, to help accelerate Cecabank’s innovation.
Cecabank and Kyndryl have been working closely together on the management of their infrastructure for more than two decades. Under this new agreement, Kyndryl will help Cecabank adopt a container-based, hybrid cloud architecture that enables them to tap innovation through their customer services. This new agreement expands the IT services and expertise that Kyndryl offers Cecabank to help propel its journey to the cloud.
Through this collaboration, Kyndryl is also helping Cecabank integrate technology that will help them respond to evolving regulatory needs. Kyndryl has deep knowledge and experience in helping Cecabank anticipate future developments and be as agile as possible in order to respond to the demands of a vibrant sector.
"The agreement with Kyndryl, a leader in technology infrastructure management, will allow us to evolve towards a next-generation technology platform oriented towards hybrid cloud. In line with our strategic plan, we are working with Kyndryl to have a flexible, scalable, robust, efficient and secure technology that will allow us to meet the agility commitments and functionalities demanded by the business," said Antonio Romero Mora, Corporate Director of Associative Services and Resources at Cecabank.
"Cecabank is a wholesale financial institution whose services to Spanish banks have been key. With this project we will help the bank to continue offering the best services, with maximum savings in the years to come, allowing Cecabank to face the future by focusing on its strategic and high-value areas," says Luis Roca, President of Kyndryl Spain and Portugal.
The agreement illustrates Kyndryl's technological capacity and expertise in responding to the hybrid cloud needs of todays financial institutions, helping them get the most out of their cloud strategy.
About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world's largest provider of IT infrastructure services. The company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. Kyndryl's nearly 90,000 employees serve more than 4,000 customers in more than 60 countries around the world, including 75% of the Fortune 100. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.
